Category:Cinematography

Key Light? Fill Light? Hair Light? If these terms do not ring a bell you are going to want to stop what you are doing and hit play. If you are lighting interviews and other indoor scenes, using the classic 3 point l...

For your analysis, a clip of the legendary "long take" in Goodfellas. The shot begins across the street from the club, and follows the characters through the service entrance, down stairs, through the kitchen, into t...

Richard Michalak is a cinematographer over 30 years of film and television credits (3 Ninjas, Gordy). In this video he discusses the fundamentals of cinematography such as composing and framing shots, lighting scenes...

An early and prominent proponent of DSLR filmmaking, Philip Bloom stopped by the B&H Studio for a wide-ranging discussion for this episode of Real Exposures. Bloom talks about finding success with full-frame cinem...

This compilation of b-roll captured during the shooting of Prometheus gives us a behind-the Scenes look at key scenes and camera setups. This video only contains clips and does not feature any audio interviews or exp...

An excellent video tutorial on understanding the 180 degree rule produced by The Lights Film School. This video covers the 180 degree rule and other shot sequencing tips with a few tips on scene lighting to boot.

One overlooked aspect of Spielberg is that he's actually a stealth master of the long take. From Duel to Tintin, for forty years, he has sneakily filmed many scenes in a single continuous shot.
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